KCRA 3’S MICHELLE DAPPER HAS MORE WITH THESE CRAFTY COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS. >> IT IS A REALLY FUN AND ENERGIZING THING TO DO. MICHELLE: GRACE AND EMME ARE STARS ON THE DAVIS LACROSSE TEAM. >> WE PROBABLY HAVE A GAME TODAY AND WE PROBABLY WOULD BE WITH THE TEAM. MICHELLE: A NORMAL DAY FOR THE SISTERS WOULD CONSIST OF SCHOOL AND LACROSSE. WITH THE SUSPENSIONS, THEY HAVE ASSEMBLED THEIR OWN TEAM, TEAM A SHIELD. >> AND PROTECTS THE FACE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WERE DOING MORE COMPLICATED SEIZURES. MICHELLE: WITH MASSIVE SHORTAGES IN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR MEDICAL PROCESSIONAL’S -- PROFESSIONALS -- >> THEY NEEDED SHIELDS. MICHELLE: INSPIRED BY THEIR MOM, THEY DECIDED IT WAS THEIR TURN TO STEP UP. >> SHE SAID WE ARE RUNNING OUT, WE NEED TO GET THESE OR DOCTORS CANNOT WORK. MICHELLE: FROM LACROSSE PLAYERS TO AN ASSEMBLY LINE OF SHIELD MAKERS. WITH A HOME LAMINATE OR MACHINE, SCISSORS, AND TAPE, TEAM SHIELD WAS IN BUSINESS. IT TAKES ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO MANUFACTURE A MASK, AND IT IS QUICKLY TURNING INTO A FULL BAND -- A FULL-TIME JOB. >> I AM MAKING A STRAP AROUND YOUR HEAD. MICHELL: THEY HAVE IT COVERED FROM PRODUCTION TO DISTRIBUTION AND RAISING MONEY FOR SUPPLIES. >> AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE OVER 120 PEOPLE SIGNED UP AND WE RAISED, OUR ORIGINAL GOAL WAS $1000 AND WE RAISED ALMOST $6,000 SO FAR. AND IT’S ONLY BEEN A WEEK. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT AND SAID HOW CAN WE HELP? >> EVERYONE WAS TEXTING ME AND SAYING I HAVE TIME, CAN I MAKE MORE? MICHELLE: A YOUNG ASSEMBLY LINE HELPING THOSE ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. >> IT FEELS GOOD. >> THEY WERE RUNNING LOW ON FACE SHIELDS AND I BROUGHT A BIG BAG IN AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED AND IT WAS AWESOME. >> THEY ARE USING T

With students out of school, they are using their time to help health care workers stay safe. The Davis lacrosse team is spending their time at home making shield masks for hospital workers. Get the full story in the video above.

With students out of school, they are using their time to help health care workers stay safe.

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The Davis lacrosse team is spending their time at home making shield masks for hospital workers.